Gwillimbury W-O, Ontario (1891 census)
Gwillimbury W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,525. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.125°N, 79.599°W.
Population
In 1891, Gwillimbury W-O had a population of 2,525: 1,286 male and 1,239 female residents. Population density was 23.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,603 |
| 1871 | 3,036 |
| 1881 | 2,994 |
| 1891 | 2,525 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gwillimbury, West—Ouest, 1901 (81.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Gwillimbury W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 509 |
| Number of families | 509 |
| Number of females | 1,239 |
| Number of males | 1,286 |
| Number of married females | 403 |
| Number of married males | 406 |
| Number of married persons | 809 |
| Number of widowed females | 80 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 117 |
| POP F | 1,239 |
| POP M | 1,286 |
| POP TOT | 2,525 |
| Total population | 2,525 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 756 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 843 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,599 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,524 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 508 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 123 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 11 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 374 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 121 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 386 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 310 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 508 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,712 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 681 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,446 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,486 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 29,394 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,249 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 34,521 |
| Acres of land in farms | 43,007 |
| Acres of oats | 5,253 |
| Acres of potatoes | 424 |
| Acres of turnips | 222 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,078 |
| BAR AC | 2,712 |
| BAR BU | 63,913 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 63,913 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 621 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 779 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 126,587 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 56,031 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,550 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,523 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 32,523 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 85,215 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 78,339 |
| BWT BU | 621 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 60 |
| CRN BU | 81 |
| HAY AC | 3,249 |
| HAY TONS | 4,637 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,028 |
| Number of chickens | 19,251 |
| Number of ducks | 255 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 353 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 123 |
| Number of geese | 1,040 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 576 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,318 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,487 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 478 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,210 |
| Number of other fowl | 55 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 181 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 127 |
| Number of sheep | 2,567 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,306 |
| Number of swine | 3,671 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 5,134 |
| Number of turkeys | 501 |
| OAT AC | 5,253 |
| OAT BU | 126,587 |
| PEA BU | 56,031 |
| POT AC | 424 |
| POT BU | 46,550 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,020 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,728 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,311 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 132,864 |
| RYE BU | 1,523 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,637 |
| WHT AC | 7,078 |
| WHT FALL BU | 78,339 |
| WHT SP BU | 32,523 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 98 |
| A 11 50 | 50 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 181 |
| BEN BU | 49 |
| BUTTER LB | 132,864 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,028 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,020 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 756 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 843 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,599 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 13,728 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 576 |
| DUCKS | 255 |
| FAMILIES | 509 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,311 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 1,040 |
| GRA BU | 779 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 19,251 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,318 |
| HOUSES | 508 |
| HOUSES B | 123 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES S | 11 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 310 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 386 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 41 |
| HOUSES W | 374 |
| INF 11 A | 127 |
| MD FEM | 403 |
| MD MALE | 406 |
| MD TOT | 809 |
| MILK COWS | 1,487 |
| NAME CD | York, North-Nord |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 123 |
| OC P | 353 |
| OC TOT | 478 |
| OTHER FOWL | 55 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,210 |
| OTHERS | 2,524 |
| SHEEP | 2,567 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,306 |
| SILOS | 60 |
| SUP AM | 34,521 |
| SUP FOR | 8,486 |
| SUP JV | 681 |
| SUP PAT | 4,446 |
| SUP SC | 29,394 |
| SUP TOT | 43,007 |
| SWINE | 3,671 |
| SWINE KS | 5,134 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 508 |
| TUR AC | 222 |
| TUR BU | 85,215 |
| TURKEY | 501 |
| WID FEM | 80 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 117 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132006_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Gwillimbury W-O, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimbury-w-o-on132006-1891/.